Register.



No; 638,447. Patented Dec. 5, i899.

W. A. DODGE.

REGISTER.

- (Applicatmn fllod Feb. 17, 1899.)

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- UNITED Sra'rns WILLA-RD" A. DODGE, ,OF PETROLIA, NEW YORK.

REGISTER.

SFEGIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 638,447, dated December5, 1899. Application filed February 17, 1899. Serial No. 705,768.-lNginodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: 'Be it known that I, WILLARD A. DODGE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Pe- -trolia, in the county ofAllegany'and State of upon the cooperative plan or associated system ofdairies each patron or farmer delivering fresh milk to the creamery isentitled to a predetermined percentage of the whey or skim-milk whichremains after the butter-fats have been extracted from the new milk. Theskim-milk is contained in a storage-tank,from which it is usually drawnby the farmers by means of a pump. Under this system of dispensing theskim-milk it sometimeshappens that those patrons who are last to bringtheir milk to the creamer-y receive less than their share of theskim-milk.

The object of my invention is to provide a locking device and registerwhich automatically prevents the further operation of the pump when apatron has drawn the quantity of skim-milk to which he is entitled andwhich can be readily set to permit the pumping of any predeterminedquantity of skim-milk.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly insection, of my improved lock and register in connection with the pump ofthe skim-milk tank and show- .ing the pump unlocked. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section in line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a verticalcross-section in line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinalsection of the locking mechanism of the register, showing the positionof the parts when the pump is locked. Fig. 5 is a rear view of thebell-crank lever and the upper portion ofits standard.- Fig. 6 is ahorizontal section in line 6 6, Fig. 5.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A is the pump for withdrawing the skimmilk from the usual supply orstorage tank,

which latter is not shown in the drawings.

13 is the hand-lever of the pump, which is fulcrumed on a standard B andconnected with the plunger-rod of the pump.

O is the base of my improved indicator, on

which is mounted an upright frame composed.

offront and rear posts 0 C, an intermediate post 0 arranged at a shortdistance from the front post, a longitudinal top bar 0, connect ing theupper ends of said posts, and longitudinal lower bars 0 secured toopposite sides of said posts. In this stationary frame is guided areciprocating frame composed of upper and lower longitudinal rods d dand a cross-head (1 arranged on the front sideof the stationary frameand connecting the projecting front ends of said rods. The latter areguided in horizontal openings formed in the-posts O 0 .0 The frame at dd is reciprocated from the hand-lever of the pump A through the mediumof an upright bellcrank lever E, pivoted to the upper end of thestandard-B" and having its lower arm connected with said lever by a linke and a rode, connecting the upper arm of the bellcrank lever-with thecross-head d of the reciprocating frame.

f represents springs applied to the rods of the reciprocating framebetween the front post 0 and collars f, secured tothe rods.

These springs are compressed during the forward stroke of the frame andby their reaction aid in elfecting the backward stroke of the frame.

g' is a longitudinal locking-bar which is adapted to engage with a toothor projection h, carried by the reciprocating frame, for holding thelatter against movement in the stationary frame of the register andlocking the pump. The locking-bar slides in ver tical guides or groovesg, formed in the opposing faces of the postsO' C and is provided with anupwardly-extending stem 9 which passes through an opening in the top bar0 and terminates in a hook 9 whereby the locking-bar-is raised forunlocking the reciprocating frame and the pump. In the constructionshown in the drawings the upright locking-tooth "h of the reciprocatingframe is arranged on a short longitudinal rod h, secured at, its'frontend to the middle of the cross-head d and sliding in a bearing ksupported on the post-C. The lockingbar 9 is provided at'its lower edgewith a series of locking-teeth g, which extend throughout the range ofmovement of the reciprocating frame, so that the frame is promptlylooked upon the descent of the locking-bar regardless of the position ofthe frame at the 'reciprocating frame.

moment the bardescends.

I is a longitudinal locking belt or catch which retains the locking-barg in its elevated position, in which it clears the tooth of the Thisbolt is guided in bearings mounted on the top bar of the stationaryregister-frame and engages at its front-end in a notch it, formed in therear side of the stem of the locking-bar g, as shown in Fig. 1.

Z is an upright releasinglever fulcrumed between its ends on the top bar0, as shown at Z, and having its upper arm pivotally connected to therear end of the locking-bolt I. M is an upright trip or releasing wheelarranged below the releasing-lever l and mou nted on a transverse shaftm,which is supported in bearings secured to the lower longitudinal frame-bars C motion is imparted to thiswheel from thereciprocating frame d dd by any suitable intermediate mechanism. The preferred mechanism shownin the drawings consists of an upright ratchet-wheel N, which'is turnedforward the distance of one tooth at every stroke of said frame by feedpawls a, mounted on the upper and lower rods of the reciproeating frame,and agear-train a. a a the pinion n meshing with gear-teeth of thetripwheel. Theshafts of these various wheels are supported in bearingsmounted on the frame-bars C The feed-pawls n face in opposite directionsandengage with opposite portions of the ratchet-wheel, so as to actuatethe latter both during the forward and backward strokes of thereciprocating frame.

rotation of the bolt I from the stem 4 locking the pump. 50

- The trip-wheel is prov .held in engagement with the locking-bar by aspringp, arrangedonthe frcntsidenflthe releasing-lever and secured atits ends to the upper arm of said lever and the stationary frame.

ided in its marginal face with one or more annular rows of equidistantholes q, into any one of which the trippin 0 may be placed, so that theinterval durmg which the pump may be operated without restraint may beshortened or lengthened by placing the trip-pin at a greater or lessdistance from the trip-lever.

'r is an indicating-dial applied to the front side of the registerwheel, concentrically A slow intermittent rotary path of a trip pintherewith, and seated in acircular recess formed in the face of thewheel, so as to-be flush with the face of the latter, as shown 1n Fig.2. This dial is provided at its margin with numbered graduations,whichare spaced to register with the holes of the register-wheel, these holesand graduations being spaced relatively to the volume of liquiddelivered by the pump for every stroke of its plunger. In the dial shownin the drawings the graduations increase in multiples of five,indicating that five pounds of skim-milk are pumped during the time thatthe register-wheel moves the distance of one'graduation Theindicating-dial can be turned independently of the register-disk by aknob r, but the same is caused to turn with the wheel by its frictionalcontact therewith after the dial has been adjusted.

The operation of, my improved register and lock is as follows: Theregister is located in the ofiice of the factory under the control of aclerk or attendant, while the pump A is 10- cated at or near theskim-milk tank and com nected with the reciprocating frame of theregister by the rod e, as hereinbefore described. In starting theregister the lockingbar 9 is raised to unlock the reciprocating frameand the dial 1' is turned to bring its zero graduation opposite thereleasing-lever Z. If, forexample, the first farmeris entitled to fortypounds of skim-milk, the attendant places the removable trip-pin u inthe hole of the tripwheel opposite the graduation 40 of the dial, asshown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4, and the latter descends and interlocks wit-h the tooth h of thereciprocating frame, thereby preventing the further operation of thepump until the same is again unlocked.

. Say the next farmer is entitled to fifty pounds of skim-milk. Theattendant raises the locking-bar g to again unlock the reciprocatingframe and the pump, turns the dial back to bring its zero graduationopposite the trippin inthe trip-wheel, and then removes said pin andplaces it in the hole of the trip-wheel opposite the graduation 5O ofthe dial. The

pump can now be operated until the pin trips the lever and causes thepump to be locked,

repeated for every patron using the pump.

In order to enable the register to be adjusted tothe'capacity ofdifferentrsized pumps, the front end of the connecting-rod e isadjustahly secured to the upper arm of the bell-crank lever E, so thatthe stroke of the reciprocating frame and the movement of the trip-wheelM can be properly regulated with The farmer can now operate thepumpuntil the trip-pin, by the for ward movement of the trip-wheel,strikes the releasing-lever Z, when the locking-bolt I is withdrawn fromthe locking-bar g, as shown in .as beform... Thesenperationsoflmllockingthe reciprocating frame and resetting the dial are reference to thecharge of liquid pumped at each stroke of the pump-plunger. Should thepump deliver more liquid by weight than that indicated by the dial ofthe indicator, the

V tor and .the bell-crank lever may turn faster.

seam? connecting-rod e is adjusted at a greater distance from thefulcrum of the bell-crank lever, so as to increase the stroke of thereciprocating frame and cause the trip-wheel to Ifthe pump delivers lessliquid than that indicated upon the dial, the connecting-rod is adjustedcloser to the fulcrum of said lever, so that the top wheel is turnedmore slowly. The adjustable connection between the reciprocating frameof the indicabe of .any suitable construction. That shown in thedrawings consists simply of an eyebolt 6 arranged in a longitudinal slotformed in the upper arm of said lever, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

By the use of this register each patron or farmer can take only thepredetermined quantity of skim-milk to which he is entitled andfor-which the register is set by the attendant in charge of. the sameand the farmers last to deliver their fresh milk run no risk ofreceiving a deficient quantity, but receive their full share the same asthose making an earlier delivery of fresh milk.

, While my improved indicator is especially desirable for creameries, itmay obviously be applied to other uses.

I claim as my invention- 1. In an automatic locking-register, the

. combination with a stationary frame, of a viframe, a locking bratingframe or actuator guided in said device arranged to engage with saidvibrating frame or actuator for holding the same againstmovement ineither direction, a releasing or trip wheel controlling the movement ofsaid lock, and a feed devicewhich transmits the movement of thevibrating frame or actuator to said releasingwheel, substantially as setforth.

2. In an automatic'lockingregister, the combination with a stationaryframe and a vibrating frame or actuator guided therein,

of a-locking device for holding said actuator, a catch for holding-saidlock in its inoperative position, a retracting device operating on saidcatch, a "trip-wheel having a pin or projection adapted to engageagainst said retractin g device and a feed device which transmits themovement of said actuator to said trip-wheel, substantially as setforth.

3. In an automatic locking-register, the combination with a stationaryframe, and a reciprocating frame guided therein, of a lock arranged toengage with said reciprocating frame, a trip-wheel controlling themovement of said look, a ratchet-wheel geared with said trip-wheel, anda pair of reversely-arranged feed pawls carried by said reciprocatingframe and engaging with opposite portions of said ratchet-wheel,substantially as set forth.

4:- The combination with the stationary frame of the indicator and areciprocating actuatin g-frame guided therein, of a locking device forsaid frame, ing said lock in itsinoperative position, a rea belt orcatch for hold- 16 5 tracting device for said catch, a trip-wheel havingan annular row of openings adapted to receive a removable trip-pin whichis arranged to=engage with said retracting device,

an adjustable indicating-dial carried by said trip-wheel ard capable ofbeing turned independently thereof, and feed mechanism whereby themovement of said reciprocating frame is transmitted to said trip-wheel,substantially as set forth. 7 5. The combination with the stationaryframe of the indicator and a reciprocating frame guided therein andhaving a feed-pawl,

of a ratchet-wheel which is actuatedby said pawl, a trip-wheel gearedwith said ratchetwheel and having a pin or projection, a lock for saidframe, a catch for holding said lock in its inoperative position, and areleasinglever controlling said catch and arranged to be engaged by saidtripwheel, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with the stationary frame of the indicator and areciprocating frame guided therein, of a locking-bar having alongitudinal series of teeth adapted to interlock with said frame, acatch forlholda ing said locking-bar in its inoperative position, and areleasing device for said catc'h, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination with a pump and a lever connected with theplunger-rod of the of an indicator comprising a stationary frame,areciprocating frame guided therein, a lockvfor said frame, a releasingor trip wheel controlling said lock and actuated by said frame, and arod connecting said frame with said lever andcapable of adj ustmenttoward and from the fulcrum of the lever, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this l lthday of January, 1899.

WILLARD A. DODGE.

Witnesses:

W. J. Rronnnnson, F. B. RICHARDSON.

